"take slave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes slave [present, singular, third-person], taking slave [participle, present], took slave [past], taken slave [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> slave}} take slave (third-person singular simple present takes slave, present participle taking slave, simple past took slave, past participle taken slave)
  1. To enslave someone; to strip someone of their freedom. Related terms: take hostage, take captive, take prisoner
    Sense id: en-take_slave-en-verb-DicN8qUR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1731, Joseph Morgan, chapter IV, in History of Algiers, page 271",
          "text": "His Behaviour brings to my Mind that of a certain proud beggarly Spaniard, of the Ausirian Faction, who, being taken Slave by the Algerines, came to our Conful Cole, who had an Order, from his Correspondent at Barcelona, to endeavour to redeem him.",
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          "ref": "2018 June 7, Christine Cenon, “‘The 100’ 5.06 Recap and Review: Exit Wounds”, in FanBolt",
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